The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-12-28
THE LAST OF THE LEGISLATURE.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WINDS CP
ITS BUSINESS FoR the SESSION.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WINDS u
ITS BUSINESS FOR THE SESSION.
An Honest Months Eork--yhe Cream %
What Was Done Daring the Last Week
Legislators Leave Eor Home.
COLUMBIA, Decentralization houses
of The General Assembly accomplished q
l>.ge amount Of solid work during this,
the list week of the sessio'. While the
fate of most OF the big measures had
been determined before, the events Of the
past week have not been devoid OF IN.
teress. \ resume of the proceedings is
given below.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The election for Compsroller-Geaeral
resulted SIS follows:
On the first ballot the vote stood:
Werner 80, Colt 43, Thomas IS, Wltners
%; and there was no election.
The second ballot resulted: Werner 81,
Colt 40, Thomas SO, Withers 20. The
nsme of Mr.. Withers was then with
Drawn.
Third ballot; Werner IS, Colt Il,
Thomas 81. Then came number OF
changes, snd the President of the Assem-
bly announced the final result: j, S.
Werner 80, j. c. Colt Il, j. ?. Thomas
24, and MIR. Werner was declared elected.
TIE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
The election for ten members Of the
Board of Agriculture resulted as follows:
For the State at Large, Gen. johnson
Hsgood and Col. D. P. Duncan; for the
First District, J. s. Porcher; Second
District, John Lawton; Third District,
J. S. McCutchen; Fourth District, &.
i. Buck; Fifth District, ". A. Aucrun; !;
Sixth District, r. a. Love; Seventh Dis
trict. T. J. Moore; Eighth District, b.
F. Creighton.
THE UNIVERSITY.
Mr.. ". 3. Wilson, Jr., nominated
Hon. W. q. Brawley, Of Charleston, to
fill the vacancy IN the Board OF Trustees
of the South Carolina University, Great.
ed BY the death OF Mr.. Paul Hammond,
and Mr.. BrawIey received the whole vote
OF the Joint assembly for that Office.
TIE APPROPRIATIONS.
There was some fighting over the ap-
propositions IN both houses, bat they
vent through-the members evidently
thinking that the Legislature having
adopted certain measures, should 1urnlsh
the money to carry them out. The
figures of the original estimates, as al
ready published, were not much changed.
No specific appropriation was omitted.
STATE HOUSE REFORM.
Senator Rhame started a lively fight
by moving to strike out the provlso at-
tached in the House to the State House
appropristion-mairly on account OF the
speech OF Mr.. Toale, Of Charleston, as to
the bad work on the building-that the
amount be expended under the personal
supervision of competent architect,
who shall reside in Columbia during the
progress of the work. The Senator con-
s;6ered it reflection on the State House
commission to allow this provlso to re
main in the bill. If it were retained it
would prevent the re-engagenent OF the
present architect, Mr.. Nelson, OF Bala-
more, or some one equally competent.
Such architects could not afford to come
and live here on the salary which could
be paid.
Senator Howell indicated improper
work which had been put on the State
House, and gave several strong argu-
renrs for the retention of the proyiso.
TQ,,Ic xnN,,co& Ihof tins
effort to get rid OF the present architect,
Mr. Nelson.
Senator Howell retorted that if the
statements Ee had seen published were
true, and the purport Of the provso
were what the Senator assumed it to be,
he thought that by all means the proyiso
should be retained.
Senators Murray and Smythe made
forcible arguments in support OF the
proviso. Senator McMaster also advo-
Gated it as a good thing.
The defence Of the amendment fell to
Senators Rhame and Buist. They indi-
Gated that the State House commission
would regard the adoption OF the prorlso
es reflection on them and d%elt on the
necessity for Mr.. Nelson's experience
I'D talent IN the completion Of the
.ork. The other side disclaimed any
.,aaection whatever upon the commission
out insisted that it was necessary to have
here supervising architect who would
ciye his whole time to the work and pre-
vent the introduction of poor materials
into the building. The Senate, without
division, refused to strike out the
proviso.
THE WINTHROP SCHOOL.
The following is the text of the Act to
establish scholarships IN the Winthrop
Training School of this city:
Section l. That, for the purpose OF
improving the common schools OF the
State and providing trained teachers
therefor, there shall be appointed annu-
ally from every county in this State one
Young woman, who has not the necessa-
" means, to BENEFICIARY scholarship II
.sThe Winthrop Trairing School for
Teachers" at Columbia, which scholar-
ships are hereby established, such sp-
pointment to be made by the State So
perintendent OF education upon com.
oetitire examination ned by board Of
three persons, to be named by him, IN
every county OF the State, under such
regulations as he may prescribe: Pro
vided, that the applicant shall have at
tained the age Of Is years: and provided,
further, that no scholarship be allowed
to any person for over one session.
Section 2. That in case the person sp
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